STORY 'China-military-security-politics,FEATURE' by Tom Hancoc...1 picture

STORY 'China-military-security-politics,FEATURE' by Tom Hancock
Assault rifles lie at the feet of bodyguard trainees at the Genghis Security Academy in Beijing on January 17, 2013. In sub-zero winter cold, trainees at an army base...More

STORY 'China-military-security-politics,FEATURE' by Tom Hancock
Assault rifles lie...STORY 'China-military-security-politics,FEATURE' by Tom Hancock
Assault rifles lie at the feet of bodyguard trainees at the Genghis Security Academy in Beijing on January 17, 2013. In sub-zero winter cold, trainees at an army base outside Beijing wake before dawn to practise martial arts and evasive driving, under the instruction of a Portuguese ex-special forces soldier. The roughly 40-strong group -- mostly with previous military experience -- are on a commercial training course to become elite bodyguards protecting Chinese firms as they seek ever more resources and contracts in some of the world's most unstable regions. AFP PHOTO / Ed JonesLessMore